The question remains the same..... "and you are still there for what reason?" If you don't like what they are doing, pull your truck and go elsewhere. If you remain and allow them to do that, then you can only blame yourself.
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Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Truck609, Aug 5, 2012.
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Gravdigger, there is no way paper logs are quicker than eobr or ddl software. The time wasted on doing math for recaps on paper is a no-brainer with electronic. Form and manner violations won't happen period. You just plug in info and forget it.
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But those who want to be anal about the regs, feel free. It will not affect me negatively what you chose to do. I wish you all the luck in the world if the customer locks the gate at night when they close so you can't leave when your break is over, or if they call the law on you. If you want to tackle that, have fun.Last edited: Aug 5, 2012
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I wish I still had off duty driving available on my e logs for this reason.
I never argue with the customer, just go. I call dispatch, tell them what happened and all is well.
I just make sure I log it as "drove over hours for safe haven". Most of the time I leave a customer and sleep in an open lot or a parking lot because its only a few hundred feet from the customer. It doesn't put me on the drive line. So I just finish my break then leave. If I'm at a customer for say, 6 hours, and they make me leave after I'm loaded, I'll park for 4 hours, sleep a little, finish my break, then go to a truck stop and do another 10 so I can get some real sleep.
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You have it right, Ethan. Just leave, gloss it over with the back office, they can make a note in the logs about it, and no one will remember, and the customer will not be ticked off at you or the carrier. When things are kept low keyed, it makes things a lot easier on everyone. I suppose a carrier can limit or not allow this off duty driving, and that shows a problem on their part and that they just like making life harder on themselves. But it might be because too many drivers abused this privilege afforded by the regs. That is why I only use it when absolutely necessary.
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If I know before I get to a customer that I'll run out of my 14, I call dispatch and tell them. Usually my pickup and delivery dates will be pushed back. If I'm gonna run out at a customer before being loaded I'll use Google maps on my phone to find an empty lot or big parking lot I can park in around the customer. Works most of the time. I'm not going to argue with anyone at a customer because I'm supposed to be representing my company, sounds cheesy but its true.
So far I've been put in two situations. Got out of them very easily. Logs are 110% legal, but I didn't sleep in the street that's for sure.
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oops... sis i fix the wikipedia deffintion? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_on-board_recorder
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Let me know how that works for you then when Johnny Law pulls you over and you are driving around out-of-hours then.
Even if it is for "safe haven".
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